Treatment Dilemmas in a Young Man Presenting with Narcolepsy and Psychotic Symptoms | Zendy

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Treatment Dilemmas in a Young Man Presenting with Narcolepsy and Psychotic Symptoms

Author(s) -

María Victoria Fernández,

Sharon Davies,

Nicola Walters

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2090-682X

pISSN - 2090-6838

DOI - 10.1155/2011/804357

Subject(s) - narcolepsy , medicine , psychosis , psychiatry , relevance (law) , differential diagnosis , pathology , neurology , political science , law

Psychotic features can be present in both narcolepsy and psychosis, which can result in challenges in diagnosis and management. The prevalence of both conditions is low and the reports in young people are scarce. Our report illustrates the relevance of a thorough differential diagnosis as well as the need to explore treatment avenues based on the evidence available for both narcolepsy and psychosis symptoms to try and maximise the therapeutic impact.

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